Rogers, George

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Rogers 10.2.1795 at King's & 22.3.1795, 3.9.1795, 25.12.1795, 2.2.1796, 25.3.1796, 8.4.1796, 16.5.1796, 23.3.1797, 2.5.1797, 28.2.1798, 8.10.1798, 15.10.1798, 27.10.1798, 7.11.1798, 27.5.1799, 26.10.1799, 17.11.1799, 5.1.1800, 16.3.1800 all at King's. G Rogers in 1796 list.

George Rogers, of Audley St 1777 agent for HM ship Porcupine (Sun Fire), voted 1784 Hood & Wray, 1788 Hood. 25.9.1794 comptroller of the Treasurer's account (Nat Arch ADM359/14/194/84).19.10.1800 he wrote letter to Home Office recommending John King as a magistrate (Nat Arch H) 42/52/50). Derby Mercury 18.6.1801 Commissioner for Navy, Somerset House, his name used by John King's Portland Bank. Licence as Navy Commissioner revoked 1802. Fellow of Royal Society on their lists till 1815. Currently coded on GD website to Samuel Rogers, who I suspect never dined at John King's. See Scourge Dec 1815 p411 which said George Rogers ended up in Fleet debtor's prison. Its records (Nat Arch PRIS 1/18) show George Rogers committed 12.11.1801, discharged by the Insolvent Debtors Act 28.10.1811

 

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George Rogers Esq Sun F 1785 Southampton / PCC 1792